Ink-well.



N0.79o,628. PATBTED'MAY 23.1905.

, W.' C. GALBRAITH.

INK WELL.

- APPLNATION FILED JAN.24.1905.

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PATENT OFFICE.

4INK-WELLl SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 790,628, dated May 23, 1905.

Application lell January 24, 1905. Serial No. 242,479. i

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. GALBRAI'IH, a Citizen of the United States of America, residing at VVilmerding, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Ink-Wells, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in ink-wells, and has for its object to provide a novel form of' ink-well wherein pen,l pencil, and blotter holders are provided, also receptacles for pen-points, pins, and the like stationery articles. Another object of this invention is to provide novel means in connection with an inkwell for supporting pens whereby the drippings of ink from apen that has just been used can be returned to the ink-well or the receptacle containing the ink.

With the above and other objects in view the invention finally consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,which will be hereinafter more fully described, and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and, referring to the drawings accompanying this application, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved inlIwell.

verse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a .perspective view of an ink-well having a dou.

ble capacity, and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

To put my invention into practice I preferably construct my improved ink-wells of glass; but I do not care to conine myself to this material, as the wells 'can be readily made of any material that can be cast or molded into the desired form. The ink-well as constructed by me is substantially rectangular in form. and consists of a body portion the top of which is provided with a recess 1, and centrally of said recess I'formva well 2, having a flange 3 around its topb edges. The formation of the recess 1 providesarear rib 4, and in this rear rib I form a recesses 5 5, prefer- Fig. 2 is a vertical trans ably near the sides of said ink-well, and these recesses form pen-supports, the pens being stuck in the recesses 5 5 and supported vertically therein. Between the recesses 5 5I provide the substantially semicircular recesses 6 6, the bottom of said-recesses being connected by a by-pass 7 with the well 2, andl the recesses'6 6 are adapted to support pens vertically therein and convey the drippings from said pens to the well 2. The recesses 6 6 and 5 5 are provided with flanges 8 to further support the pencils and pens that mayrest with-l in said recesses.

The-reference-numeral 9 designates a groove that is formedin the top of the ink-well, transversely thereof, to support a pen or pencil and should it not be desired to insert the same in either of the recesses 5 and 6.

The reference-numeral 10 designates a suitable lid or cover, which is preferably formed of a material similar to the ink-well, and this lid or cover is adapted to fit down over the flange 3 of the well 2 and prevent any dirt or dust from settling in the ink or fluid carried by the well 2.

By referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be observed that the well 2 only extends about midway ofthe body portion of the ink-Well 1, and in the front and rear faces of the inkwell I provide the horizontally-disposed recesses 11 11, in which are slidably mounted drawers 12 12. Each drawer has its front face cut away, as indicated at 14 14, forming a central rib 15, which serves as a handle to move said drawers.

Directly beneath the horizontally-disposed recesses 11 111 provide a slot 16, which eX- tends transversely of the ink-well, and this slot is adapted to support one or more blotters.

Reference will now be had to Figs. 3 and4 of the drawings, wherein I have illustrated an ink-well constructed similar to the ink-well illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, with the exception that the ink-Well is of a double capacitythat is, intend ed for ink of two distinct colors. It will of course be understood that the inkwell can be constructed with a plurality of wells 2, having pen-supporting recesses communicating with each well. In the ink-well illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings the pen-supporting recesses 6 l6 connect with their respective wells 2 2, and in case black and red ink is placed in the well one of the pensupporting recesses communicates with the red ink, While the other recess communicates with the black ink.

It will be observed from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, that I have provided a novel form of ink-Well wherein novel means is embodied for supporting pencils and pens and such stationery articles as generally accumulate or lie upon a desk, and while I have herein illustrated the preferred manner of constructing my improved ink-well it is obvious that various changes may be made in the details of construction Without departing from the general spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An ink-well comprising a body portion having a Well formed therein, said body portion having pen-supporting recesses formed therein, and communicating with said well said body portion having supporting-recesses formed therein,slidably-mounted drawers carried by said body portion, and means for supporting blotters within said body portion,sub stantially as described.

2. In an ink-well, the combination with a body portion having a well formed therein,said body portion having pen and pencil supporting recesses formed therein, drawers slidabl y mounted in said body portion, means for supporting blotters within said body portion, and means for conveying the liquid contents ol' said pen-recesses to said well, substantially as described.

3. In an ink-well, the combination with a body portion having a plurality of wells formed therein, said body portion having a plurality of pen and pencil supporting recesses formed therein, said pen-supporting recesses adapted to communicate with said wells, drawers slidably mounted in said body portion, suitable lids adapted to cover said wells, and means for supporting a plurality olE blotters within said body portion, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my si gnature in the presence of two witnesses.

TILLIAM C. GALBRAIT] l.

Witnesses:

E. E. POTTER, H. C. Evunr. 

